Aston Martin was founded in 1913 in London by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. 1914 Aston Martin name is born following success at Aston Hill Climb. Our founders, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford believed that a sports car should have a distinctive and individual character. They felt it should be built to the highest standards and be exhilarating to drive and own. The first car to be named Aston Martin was created by Martin by fitting a four-cylinder Coventry-Simplex engine to the chassis of a 1908 Isotta-Fraschini. The first Aston Martin is registerd in March 1915. We are passionate about the cars we produce and we know this is a passion shared by our enthusiastic owners. All of our sports cars will continue to be hand-built and bespoke but using high technology processes in a very modern environment.

Many things have changed over the ensuing 90 years, but those goals are still very relevant to us today.

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